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“I love it when a plan comes together.” - H. M. Murdock
"The Torches sound like the band of gypsies ensuring that you’ll enjoy the lightning-fast train ride to hell."
Dear Katie,
Your classy description of The Torches “Sounding more like they hail from a Louisiana bayou than the District, The Torches sound like Americana-infused Gogol Bordello with a heavy dose of Tom Waits fire and brimstone. Dark songs feature shredding banjo, harmonica and looping clarinet melodies…” has given us the good will to forgive your referring to our oboe as a “clarinet.” A redaction and edit would be appreciated, though. All in all, though, a well-written review! Kudos to those who contextualize art for the rest of us.
Yours,
The Torches
Next Wednesday, the 11th, at the Blue Nile in Harrisonburg. Art Show: Featuring new work by Elwood “Trip” Madison III.
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Picture of the Day. Erbil, Iraq. Torch-holding Kurdish Iraqis take part in Nowruz. Nowruz is commonly known as the Persian New Year, but is widely celebrated outside Iran as well. It coincides with the spring equinox.
Read: Radio Free Europe’s primer on the politics of Nowruz (which can be transliterated to a number of different spellings).
Photo Credit: Kamal Akrayi/EPA . Via.
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To Record “To the Grave”
The Torches piled into the studio this past Wednesday to record a song.
We hooked up pedals.
We checked drums.
We even set up microphones.
The song is, at the moment, known as “To The Grave” and this will be the “Luce Foundation” version of the song, as it was recorded specifically for the Luce Foundation and their collection, housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
This is about The Torches playing live tonight at IOTA with Beanstalk Library and Leland Sundries. It’s going to be all that.
Friends, sailors and kind suffragists, the Torches remind you of our impending show, tomorrow, at the Rock n Roll Hotel.
For those of you who do not subscribe.
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Secondly, we will simply tantalize you with the vague concept of a release of our first full-length album this year. Ten songs recorded with Hays Holladay and Nick Anderson and, at times, on our own. More details as they come.
In the meantime, we will be releasing one (1) song from this album along side of two songs from the same session that will likely not end up on the full-length album. These are sometimes referred to as a “single” and its “b-side(s).” The “single” will be “Cup of Misery” and you can hear it live at any of the following upcoming shows:
Sunday - Feb 12 - Luce Unplugged with the Torches @ 1:30pm
Smithsonian Luce Foundation Center - 8th and F Streets, N.W. - Washington, DC
FREE.
This is a free, mostly all acoustic show by the Torches at the art gallery. Some of us might be perched upon stools. And it’s in the middle of the darn afternoon, so bring the kids.
Monday - Feb 13 - Dirtfarm Presents: Last Chance Valentine @ 8:30pm
Galaxy Hut - 2711 Wilson Blvd - Arlington, VA
$5
This is a Dirtfarm event, and it includes all sorts of things, like:
- New Artwork by BEN CLASSEN III
- Live Music by us & THIRD CHANNEL (JASON HUTTO)
- Baltimore Standup Comedians MICKEY FREE & ELLIE BEZIAT
- Valentine’s Day Sappy Love Mix
- Special Valentine’s Day Giveaways
As part of these Giveaways, 50 lucky folks will be able to get their digital hands on an amazing Jason Hutto and Jeff Galusha-created version of Ben Classen’s artwork that will include, entirely free, the three songs by the Torches as mentioned above. Also, cookies.
Friday - Feb 24 - Pearl and the Beard + The Torches + Drawbridges @ 9pm
The Rock and Roll Hotel -1353 H St. N.E. - Washington, DC
$10
The Torches play this show after Drawbridges and before Pearl and the Beard. This will be excellent.
Saturday - March 3rd - Beanstalk Library and Leland Sundries @ 9pm
IOTA Club & Cafe - 2832 Wilson Blvd. - Arlington, VA
$12
The Torches play this show before both Leland Sundries and The Beanstalk Library. This will be fantastic.
